Past Event
Nov 15—20, 2011
Angel Reapers
Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry
What do you get when you combine Pulitzer, Tony and Academy Award-winning writer Alfred Uhry, MacArthur genius director/choreographer Martha Clarke, traditional Shaker music, and sexual repression? Angel Reapers is a lively song and dance piece, inspired by the life of Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement.
Mother Ann, as she came to be known, was a visionary, mystic and powerful spiritual leader. Her categorical denial of sexuality and determination to erase it from herself and her followers inspires the stunning, rhythmic and often hilarious choreography in Angel Reapers.
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Venue
Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
“The show — like the Shakers themselves — is presented simply, sparely and elegantly.”
— The Hartford Courant
“sometimes mysterious, sometimes sensual, always human.”
— The Hartford Courant
“Clarke and Uhry keep the balance between spiritual expression and sexual repression on a taut wire…The dancers are superb, and they can, and do, act. They also sing beautifully.”
— Classical Voice of North Carolina